Leviticus 10:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Moses inquired diligently about the goat of the sin offering and discovered it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons, and said,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שְׂעִ֣יר הַֽחַטָּ֗את דָּרֹ֥שׁ דָּרַ֛שׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֹׂרָ֑ף וַ֠יִּקְצֹף עַל־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר וְעַל־אִֽיתָמָר֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר

Transliteration

And-wəʾēṯ śəʿîr haḥaṭṭāʾṯ dārōš dāraš mōšeh and-behold śōrāp̄ and-wə-yiqṣōp̄ upon-ʾelʿāzār and-upon-ʾîṯāmār bənê ʾahărōn hannôṯārîm lēʾmōr

Grammar Details

• *wəʾēṯ*: waw-conjunctive + direct object marker
• *śəʿîr*: noun, masculine singular construct - goat of
• *haḥaṭṭāʾṯ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular, absolute - the sin offering
• *dārōš*: Qal infinitive absolute - inquiring
• *dāraš*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he inquired
• *mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
• *śōrāp̄*: Qal passive participle, masculine singular, absolute - being burned
• *wə-yiqṣōp̄*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he was angry
• *ʾelʿāzār*: proper noun, masculine singular - Eleazar
• *ʾîṯāmār*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ithamar
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *ʾahărōn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Aaron
• *hannôṯārîm*: definite article + Niphal participle, masculine plural, absolute - the remaining ones
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

• *śəʿîr haḥaṭṭāʾṯ*: goat of the sin offering/sin offering goat
• *dārōš dāraš*: diligently inquired/carefully sought/thoroughly investigated
• *śōrāp̄*: burned/consumed by fire
• *hannôṯārîm*: the remaining ones/those who were left

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were ft alive, saying,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it was burned up. So he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left alive, saying,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} diligently{H1875} sought{H1875} the goat{H8163} of the sin-offering,{H2403} and, behold, it was burnt:{H8313} and he was angry{H7107} with Eleazar{H499} and with Ithamar,{H385} the sons{H1121} of Aaron{H175} that were left,{H3498} saying,{H559}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} diligently{H1875}{(H8800)} sought{H1875}{(H8804)} the goat{H8163} of the sin offering{H2403}, and, behold, it was burnt{H8313}{(H8795)}: and he was angry{H7107}{(H8799)} with Eleazar{H499} and Ithamar{H385}, the sons{H1121} of Aaron{H175} which were left{H3498}{(H8737)} alive, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses soughte for the goote that was the synneofferynge, and se, it was burnt. And he was angrye with Eleazar and Ithamar the sonnes of Aaron, which were lefte alyue sayenge:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Moses sought for the goate of the synofferynge, and founde it burnt. And he was angrie at Eleasar and Ithamar ye sonnes of Aaron, which were left alyue, and sayde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Moses sought the goate that was offred for sinne, and lo, it was burnt: therefore he was angrie with Eleazar and Ithamar the sonnes of Aaron, which were left aliue, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses sought the goate that was offred for sinne, & see, it was burnt. And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar the sonnes of Aaron whiche were left aliue, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron [which were] left [alive], saying,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the goat of the sin-offering hath Moses diligently sought, and lo, it is burnt, and he is wroth against Eleazar, and against Ithamar, sons of Aaron, who are left, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses was looking for the goat of the sin-offering, but it was burned; and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron, who were still living, saying,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Problem with the Inaugural Sin Offering Later Moses sought diligently for the sin offering male goat, but it had actually been burnt. So he became angry at Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, saying,

Referenced Verses

• Lev 9:3 : 3 And say to the Israelites, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without blemish, for a burnt offering.'
• Lev 9:15 : 15 Aaron presented the people's offering, took the goat for the sin offering that was for the people, slaughtered it, and offered it as a sin offering like the first one.
• Num 12:3 : 3 Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.
• Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you, everyone who is angry with their brother without cause will be subject to judgment. Whoever says to their brother, ‘Raka!’ will be answerable to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
• Mark 3:5 : 5 Looking around at them with anger and deeply distressed at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
• Mark 10:14 : 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'
• Eph 4:26 : 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
• Exod 32:19-22 : 19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain. 20 He took the calf they had made, burned it with fire, ground it to powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it. 21 Then Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you that you led them into such a great sin?" 22 Aaron replied, "Do not let my lord's anger burn hot. You know these people yourself, that they are bent on evil.